Thinking about Oral History

Theories and Applications

Contributions by Thomas L. Charlton, Alice M. Hoffman, Howard S. Hoffman, Kim Lacy Rogers, Eva M. McMahan, Sherna Berger Gluck, Mary Chamberlain, Richard Cándida Smith, Valerie Raleigh Yow, Jeff Friedman, Charles Hardy III, Pamela Dean Edited by Thomas L. Charlton, Lois E. Myers, Rebecca Sharpless

Publication date:

15 October 2007

Length of book:

386 pages

Publisher

AltaMira Press

ISBN-13: 9780759110908

A companion to History of Oral History, Thinking about Oral History presents parts III and IV of Handbook of Oral History, an essential resource for scholars and students. Guided by Charlton, Myers, and Sharpless, the prominent authors capture the current state-of-the-art in oral history and predict key directions for future growth in theory and application.

Chapter 1 Introduction
Part 2 I. Theories
Chapter 3 1. The History of Oral History
Chapter 4 2. Memory Theory: Personal and Social
Chapter 5 3. Aging, the Life Course, and Oral History: African American Narratives of Struggle, Social Change, and Decline
Chapter 6 4. A Conversation Analytic Approach to Oral History Interviewing
Chapter 7 5. Women's Oral History: Is It So Special?
Chapter 8 6. Narrative Theory
Part 9 II. Applications
Chapter 10 7. Publishing Oral History: Oral Exchange and Print Culture
Chapter 11 8. Biography and Oral History
Chapter 12 9. Fractious Action: Oral History-Based Performance
Chapter 13 10. Oral History in Sound and Moving Image Documentaries

This handbook brings together some of the ablest oral historians to offer thoughtful, thorough, and timely assessments of their field. It belongs on the shelf of anyone seriously interested in the theory and practice of oral history.